tumblekin

[tumblekin]

I'm gonna give you asks I'm gonna give you asks I'm gonna give some asks Because you should have asks How dows being kin with a real human work? Can the person reject it?

hello ! thanks for the asks, bud! we really appreciate it. so being kin with a real human means nothing more than that u identify, spiritually and psychologically, as another human - this here post should clear it up a little more. often people who are being identified as do not know that this is happening, and so can’t rly reject it. however, even if they did, they can’t make the person who identifies as them to .. stop identifying as them. i hope this cleared it up, and if u have any further questions, u need but to ask! i know it’s been a while, but we’ll get around to ur message eventually!!

-mod skyler

[tumblekin]

We haven't reblogged anything yet, but this seems useful. It focuses on fictionkin.

-Mod Astral

Hello everyone! Before I start I wanted to thank you for your time to read this all, I know it’s a lot to take in. Weather you are kin yourself, have no idea what it is, or even if you dislike it, the fact that you are willing to make an attempt to understand is a gift indeed! ☆ Kin has had a bad name, and it’s poorly explained I’ve seen too many times. It also isn’t the most liked group of individuals. In fact, a lot of blogs refuse to even interact with them. I used to hate kin with a passion, until I sat down and tried to understand it and learned for myself it wasn’t at all something negative! So sit back and prepare for a class on Kin! ☆ The whole idea of Kin is tied to the belief of the multi-universe theory and reincarnation. The term ‘kin’ comes from the Celtic world meaning ‘remember’ because kin are people who remember their past lives! The multiverse theory is the idea that our universe is not the only one, but one that is parallel to an infinite number of universes. These universes can be vastly different, but also could be our with the slightest difference down to just how a tree grew 2 inches more left, crazy to think about how many there are right? This being said, this means there can be universes that mermaids exist, or that hogwarts was a real place! This sounds extremely far fetched I know since this can include universes based on all FAKE AND FICTION. Consider this if you may then; all of these universes seep into another in several ways, and we don’t always understand them. The fourth wall, the page in the book, even an idea of a story or character are like a tunnel we see with our universe on one end and the other universe on the other end. ☆ “Well that’s not true, this _____ was created by this person!” Yes that is true, all credit should go to the creators of these works. But these ideas have to come from somewhere right? The creators of these things can be the tunnels, being the one which we are able to perceive this universe in our universe, like watching a television or reading a book. Every universe that will ever exist have already existed, such as the example of being APH America kin, before Himaruya was even writing about Hetalia, the universe already existed, he was just able to see it before others! And through that universe it was seen in our universe through his mind, and from his mind to his hand and then his pencil. See what I mean? Cracks in our universe to let us see other universes aren’t always going to be cracks. ☆ We also incorporate the idea of reincarnation, that we are reborn. We had a past life, perhaps as a squirrel or as an angel. If energy can not be created or destroyed, then it must travel. Travel from one life to the next, and sometimes from one universe to another. We call it past life to make it easier to explain, but universes aren’t tied to one timeline, you could have lived that past life long ago, or perhaps haven’t yet, time is a messy thing, but space is even more so!☆ So…we understand the background a little, what exactly does being kin mean? How do you know your kin? These are frequently asked questions with answers I have! It is not a choice who you are kin with, just like choosing who you are isn’t a choice or your sexuality isn’t a choice. “I really like this character so I’m gonna be that character lol” is NOT real kin. Naturally you’ll like yourself obviously have an attraction to that character but you do not chose. How you discover you are kin is by receiving memories of your past life being that person, animal, etc. You also get feelings or emotions that feel out of place and not yours, initiated by something that reminded you subconsciously of your past experiences. ☆ The troubles of being kin is being smart and taking in the consideration of “is this a real memory or is it just my imagination”. kin people who seem to have endless 'memories’ might just be someone who has lots of head canons, which is why it’s always important not to let you'r emotions control your mind and analyze yourself and the possible memory! If you didn���t question being kin and not crazy then you really need to analyze yourself, since you need to keep your logic. ☆ Kin is not a coping mechanism. Kin is not a coping mechanism. KIN IS NOT A COPING MECHANISM. people who claim that it is are not understanding kin correctly. Saying it’s a coping mechanism is claiming that none of it is real to you at all, and you damage the community name. While yes kin can help you as a person grow, but that is just a side effect, not it’s purpose. Kin doesn’t have any set purpose, but for each person to just remember the past. ☆ Whats worse then calling kin a coping mechanism? KIN ISN’T A GENDER. The worst thing ever to say kin is, is a gender. You can not sexually identify as a person, or “I sexuality identify as a wolf” wolf is NOT a gender. AMERICA is not a gender. Kin is a PAST LIFE. Those who claim it to be a gender are the worst of our kind. “I sexually identify as an apatchi attack helicopter” is why we are hated is because people make us hated for this reason. ☆ As I said before, kin memories are used to help someonr as a person grow, which brings me to my closing explanation, what do kin do? The challenge that kin face is getting over the fact that they aren’t who they once was. It’s a struggle for many to accept they aren’t that anymore. What does this boil down to? ~Believing in yourself~ that the you, here and now, are better then you were before. You remember your past life but you also have to learn from it. You made mistakes and you learned things in that life that can be continued in this one, such as values and things you devolved in the past life that now are yours with a whole new life to start! Isn’t that amazing? A new life just for you to start, so don’t ever waste it obsessing over your last one okay? ☆ Another big problem is people forcing their kin identity onto others. It’s like getting into a strangers face and yelling “I’M TRANSGENDER” because the stranger doesn’t need to know, the stranger doesn’t care. Strangers on Tumblr too, you can post about it, but actively trying to force others to accept you isn’t going to work, and only damage your chances. Plus, your memories are really personal, fun to share but they are still special and sacred, keep them special. ☆ In summary, kin is misunderstood and disliked for good reason, but represent the community in a way you want us to be viewed. Let people ask you about your kin, not go to them and tell. Learn to leave the past in the past, and above all else, enjoy this life as your only and last.♡

(Please reblog so others can learn and be aware? Even if you’re not kin it would be so appreciated!)

[tumblekin]

What are your opinions on fictionkin?

Personally, I don't have an issue, though my feelings on this particular topic are not very hard-set or passionate. As long as nobody is "getting hurt" (I define that somewhat loosely) I'm chill with people existing or being or doing whatever. The only issue I can see would be the belief that fictionkin devalidate the overall community, but imo there's not really enough coverage or representation of them outside of niche communities for this to be more than a hypothetical. Feel free to send us or dm us your own opinions... I'm very interested in what others think! Would love to discuss this.

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

Hi!! educate me on the matters of kin owo

We hope we can! If a general overview is what you're after, Skyler did one that's not too far down the scrolling lane. Talking about matters of kin is the focus of our blog, so we'd be happy to share anything educational we know. Have any particular inquiries?

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

Will you take my ask seriously?

Yes! We will take all asks seriously, regardless of how non-serious they may seem.

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

How does one become a kin

One doesn’t really “become” kin. It’s comparable to other identities (let’s use LGBTQ+ for the sake of example) in that it’s a part of who you are. Somebody doesn’t “become” gay in the way that somebody doesn’t become kin. Certain events can bring them to realize this part of their identity, but it’s something that’s always been a part of them.

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

R U exited

As a matter of fact, I am exited. Or, to be more grammatically correct, HAVE exited. I just left a room to go into another, better room, so I believe that would fall under the definition of exited (verb, past tense: exited; past participle: exited,go out of or leave a place.).

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

the ask server failed/wondering why it did so/my question was great

I’m sorry to hear/I think it’s all better now/I like your haiku

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

What is a PeNdUlUm ReAdInG tumblekin???

http://www.lovesedona.com/08.htm 

This article is really helpful. If you still find yourself confused after reading it, feel free to ask for any further clarification.

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

Hello, my dearest Tumblekin. I would like to inquire a matter which has been on my mind for a considerably large amount of time: WTH IS A TUMBLE/TUMBLRKIN

Well, a “tumblrkin” is a person who is kin with Tumblr. It started when I made a joke that I was kin with the website, and then we agreed on it as our blog name, since we’re a blog about kin, in case you haven’t noticed, we’re on Tumblr. However, when I was typing it in, Tumblr told me “Nuh nuh actually uh you can’t do that” and I was like “Why ever not?!” and Tumblr replied “Well um you see Astral you can’t have the word ‘Tumblr’ in your blog name and I said “Okay fine fair enough” and thought long and hard for about ten seconds about an alternative name, deciding on tumblekin. Our email still uses tumblrkin, though, because AT LEAST GOOGLE SUPPORTS OUR BLOG NAME. You see, we even have a little jingle for our blog name that I created. It goes ~Tumblekin, tumblekin, we’re the ones who’ll tumble in~ Maybe one day I’ll post the tune for it. Anyhow, my dearest Anon, that is what a Tumble/tumblrkin is.

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

Due to being robotkin, I have trouble solving captchas. This makes it very hard for me to sign up for anything online or participate in social media. I had to borrow a friend's Tumblr account and put it on anon to send this ask after several failed attempts at sending an ask on anon without having to complete a captcha. What should I do?

Sometimes there’s an audio option on CAPTCHAs, so try using that. If there isn’t one, there’s a chrome extension you can get to solve them, or this website here: https://2captcha.com/

Also, I figured I’d take this ask to let something be known to y’all: Here at tumblrkin, we take aaaaaall your asks seriously, no matter how trolly they may seem. Not that I’m saying this ask was a troll or anything but- KEEP CALM AND CAPTCHA ON!

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

do you guys do pendulum readings? if not, how do i know if i am kin with a character

we do not do pendulum readings, unfortunately. neither i nor astral know how to do them, and therefore you should probably go to a pendulum reading blog instead of here if a reading is what you really want. the reason i say “what you really want” is because, as outlined below, pendulum readings aren’t always the most reliable.

now, what i would suggest, in lieu of a reading (please note this is based on the assumption that you already have a character in mind and just don’t really know if you’re kin with them or not, because of the way you worded this ask), is to find blogs that, perhaps, are run by people who are also kin with this character. or, if your character is fairly rare, try to figure out exactly why you believe you are kin and see if that matches up with anything you feel with any a. preexisting kintypes (which – forgive me if this is untrue – i’m assuming don’t exist because of the fact you came to us for help) or b. things that other people have said that they feel as ____kin. good luck!

Heeeey it’s me, yours truly! Before I provide you with some links to kin pendulum blogs, here’s a good post I found that is probably a good idea to read in regards to pendulum readings to find your kintype!

“i really think all pendulum kin blogs need to seriously consider what they’re doing. as a basic rule, you cannot tell anyone else what their kintypes are, nor can they tell you what yours are. if someone describes their experiences, you are free to give suggestions or help to them, but you cannot say with any certainty who or what they are ever. this is a very serious personal thing that takes time to understand and figure out, and your pendulum can help nobody but yourself figure this out. pendulums act on subconscious impulses, meaning if you want to learn things about yourself, they’re great, but they’re not great for telling anyone else who they are.

ask yourself: how do you know you’re not just giving random answers to people? how do you know you’re not leading people astray by telling them their kintype is something it isn’t, or telling them their kintype isn’t something when it in fact is?

i know people don’t mean any harm by this but it’s so irresponsible and has the potential to be very dangerous. the reason it’s really frowned upon to tell people what their kintype is is (a) it’s acting like you know someone better than they know themselves and (b) it’s extremely easy to manipulate people in this way (eg. telling someone their kintype is the same as yours, or that you knew each other in a past life in order to manipulate that person).

i can guarantee you that if i sent in questions to different pendulum blogs asking if i am my kintype, i wouldn’t get all “yes” answers, so what makes you sure that your pendulum gives correct answers 100% of the time?

just because otherkin can be a spiritual concept doesn’t mean anyone should rely on a random person on the internet’s dubious magical abilities to tell them deep truths about themselves. i’m not saying all magic is false by any means, nor that pendulums are useless, but when you’re claiming to have access to knowledge of who that person is at their very core through just an (often) anonymous message on a website, you really need to rethink the place of authority you’re putting yourself in over impressionable people.”

- girlyspit - 

posted by @girlyspit it’s theirs I don’t take credit in any way for writing this go check ‘em out if you want, we don’t know ‘em, they don’t know us, we aren’t sell-outs yet, I swear! IF YOU WANT US TO TAKE THIS DOWN @girlyspit WE WILL WE’RE SORRY IF WE STOLE IT –

– EVEN IF IT ISN’T REALLY STEALING BECAUSE WE SPECIFICALLY SAID LIKE FIVE TIMES WE DIDN’T WRITE IT –

– AAAAAAAAAH OWO–

Anyhow, enough of Skyler and I screaming about stealing a stranger’s intellectual property, if you read this and don’t really care, here’s some links to blogs that do pendulum readings:

https://divikins.tumblr.com/

https://alterdivination.tumblr.com/

https://kinning-things.tumblr.com/

https://otherpends.tumblr.com/

https://kinndulum.tumblr.com/ (closed as of last time I looked at it, but that may change)

http://kinpendulums.tumblr.com/

https://kinpendulumz.tumblr.com/

https://kin-pendulums.tumblr.com/

http://kinning-pendulums.tumblr.com/

As for finding your kintype without pendulum readings, I’d recommend introspection through whatever form works best for you. I’ve heard meditation can be helpful, but it really depends on whatever works best for you personally, as your kintypes are a personal thing. Good luck!

-mod skyler & Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

Why is the sky blue? And no, it's not the reflection of the Earth's oceans.

Maybe it’s blue because it’s sad owo. Let’s all cheer the sky up! Say it with me now, kids, “CHEER UP, SKY, OR I’LL BREAK INTO YOUR HOUSE AND STEAL ALL YOUR LEFT SOCKS!!!” 

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

AsksAsksasksasksasks you should have someasks

It appears we have a couple, including this one. Whoop whoop. owo

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

I identify as trumpkin and sometimes I get turned on by pictures of him. I dunno, it's something about seeing pictures of yourself. Anyway I'm having a bit of trouble making friends and such because whenever i tell people about it they tell me I'm a creep?? Help please.

First off, I’m so sorry that this ask took as long as it did to answer. I’ve been pretty busy this past week, and I wanted to put in the time to give a good answer to this. I’m gonna put this under a read more, because it’s kind of long.Once again, my apologies.

Making friends can be challenging, even without the added hurdle of telling them that you’re a part of the otherkin community. People are quick to come to judgements about things they don’t understand, often resorting to ridicule, disgusting labels, or worse. To make matters even more difficult, as if they weren’t hard enough already, many people strongly disagree with many of Trump’s views. This does depend quite a bit on where you live, but resentment or hatred towards him isn’t exactly uncommon across The States, and outside of America. This means people may find the idea of being Trumpkin insulting or risible, even more so than other kintypes.

I’m sorry, but there isn’t specific advice I can give you for making friends. Every person is different, and will react in varying ways to different things. This means there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. But, even if there isn’t a specific course of action I can advise, I would advocate patience and explanation. I’ll elaborate a bit more on that. When you’re telling people about your kintypes, Trumpkin specifically, try to ease them into it. I’d further recommend introducing them to the otherkin community prior to telling them your kintypes, gauge their opinion on it, and act accordingly. If they appear to have a negative opinion, try to shed a positive light upon it, show them examples, prove to them it’s a real thing, it’s a serious thing, and that it’s not something they should insult you for. In a situation like this, patience is going to be key. Otherkin can seem pretty weird at first, and frankly, most people don’t have any idea what it is. Seeing a cringe compilation on youtube once or twice, if at all, is basically the extent of most people’s knowledge of otherkin. Ignorance on what otherkin is, and ignorance in general, really, leads people to jump to conclusions, perpetuating the cycle of stereotyping and prejudice. But, with understanding, people have a more fair judgement, and hopefully become closer to acceptance where it’s due.

Waiting until after you’ve known the person for a bit, and until they understand the otherkin community might seem like a long wait. Like you’re having to hide your identity, or that you’re lying to them. It might not seem like a very appealing option, and it is, of course, simply the opinion of a stranger on the internet. But it’s an opinion, a path, that this stranger on the internet in question so happens to recommend, as it could be a solution to your problem of having a bit of trouble making friends.

Some people, no matter how hard you try, just won’t get it. It’s a sad fact of life. But there are people out there who will be your friend, it just might take awhile to find them. Keep trying, and keep believing in who you are. I’m rooting for you!

Tl;dr: Making friends is hard, making friends when you’re otherkin is harder. Introduce people to otherkin before telling them you are one in order for them to better understand what it is you’re identifying as so they don’t think you’re a creeper.

Hope this helped!

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

Confession

Hey, guys. I, Mod Astral, gots something to confess. 

I don’t tag my own posts. 

I’m really horrible at tagging, so I make Mod Skyler do it all for me.

It’s really pathetic.

I... I... felt like you guys should know about my incompetence owo.

-Mod Astral

[tumblekin]

If someones kin with a real person and that person is kin with a fictional character and that character is kin with an ostrich and their friend is kin with the sun what is the sum of tumblekin and 42

lifekin, I suppose owo

-Mod Astral